According to reports, the event occurred on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Ekrejebor axis of Ughelli town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
Reports state that lady, identified as Faith Okiemute allegedly killed her husband, Edafe Unuakpor, aged 27, with a machete.
Sources indicated that she fled to the Ughelli ‘A’ Division Police Station to escape jungle justice, after having commited the said crime.
A source says: “The woman was angry that her husband did not spend the night at home. After his return, she accused him of having been with another woman and macheted him in one of his hands and abdomen.
“She ran to Ughelli ‘A’ Division police to report herself while friends of her husband rushed him to the Ughelli Central Hospital where he was confirmed dead. Angered by his death, the friends brought and dumped his corpse at the entrance of the Ughelli ‘A’ Division of the Nigeria Police which led to sporadic shooting by the police to disperse the crowd.”
The Delta State Police acting Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said investigation is ongoing.
The couple has a two-year-old child together while the pregnant woman is said to have two children with a former husband before she married the deceased.
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